"There are juniors in KIA who don't know if it's poop or soybean paste." Why a 36-year-old veteran catcher took the lead

"There are juniors in KIA who don't know if it's poop or soybean paste." Why a 36-year-old veteran catcher took the lead

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"Winner catcher's heavy words." These were the life philosophy of Kim Tae-gun (36), a veteran homeowner of the KIA Tigers.

The KIA Tigers will wrap up its spring camp with its training schedule completed on Wednesday. The team will return to Korea on Thursday to prepare for an exhibition game. KIA will hold its first exhibition game against the Lotte Giants on Saturday at Sajik Baseball Stadium.바카라

KIA had its final practice game with KT at Keen Baseball Stadium in Okinawa on Tuesday. It had won for the first time in a long time. The team won the game 6-2, escaping from a four-game losing streak. Although winning or losing a practice game doesn't mean much, it was clear that it was a pleasant victory.

As the eighth batter and catcher, Kim swung two hits in two at-bats for the start of the game. He got on base with a left-handed hit in the second inning and a double over the middle in the fourth inning to complete a multi-hit game.

"After winning the Korean Series last year, I have pride," Kim told reporters after the game. "I feel very happy to be named the winning catcher. However, I feel very happy last year," Kim said. "I have to prepare for another season. I feel responsible for that. I think I have a certain degree of career. I am preparing accordingly."

"I won the title I thought of last year, so I have another goal. Just because you won doesn't mean you're behind again. Since I won, I think I need to prepare again and build a certain career to match the title of the winning catcher. I'm preparing to win like last year," he said.

Kim played the role of military class president in his team last year. In response, Kim said, "Many people think I'm the military class president, and I think I just need to be able to distinguish between poop and doenjang. When I see young people these days, I can't distinguish between poop and doenjang. But now I think I can see them all. I'm sure you can see them all," and added, "I have some friends who can't distinguish (the difference), but now I'm trying not to talk as much as possible. As the timing is right now, I'm trying to be as considerate as possible because I'm very tired and exhausted. But I don't know how I'll change again when the season starts. What's clear is that I can't see it only with my own eyes."

Kim Tae-gun said, "But I think I have no choice but to do it. How can a person grow up after hearing only good words? I raise my children, but I think that seniors and seniors should always be good guides. A person who unconditionally says 'good, good, okay' would be a good senior, but looking back, it didn't help me grow up. This is not to say that I grew up being criticized. Looking back, the seniors who did that eventually took care of me again. I grew up seeing him again. So just because I say something I don't like, I'm a bad senior. I don't think that's important."

Kim said, "(He has to say bitterly) is a player who has to spend 10 or 15 years with the KIA Tigers. Will he be able to grow up just by saying that he is good? I don't think so. A person should always come from the bottom, and the players who have been cheered since the first time when they joined the team will collapse even if they shake a little. It's because I've never done it psychologically. Senior players should play a good role as a guide in that part."

Then, who is the most memorable senior for Kim Tae-gun? "There is coach Park Kyung-soo at KT, and there is also senior Lee Ho-joon, who became NC coach this time. Still, I thought I had a lot of good luck. I think I've been doing well so far, because many seniors who have taken such a good path have taken care of me," he said with a smile.